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Two Easter bossies. Lory Halt (left) asd
Cindy Ussier, both freshmen from Iincchi
aad members of UNL's Delia Gamma scrcr
ity, tend the Easter Seals mosey bis ca the
front lawn of KOLN-KGIN TV, 4CJa ssd
Vcse streets. Tte bsmsies were vchmtem in
the Easter Seals fimd-r&s&g telethon Rfzrch
27 sad 28. ti addition to a nnthnal broad
cast frca Los Angeles, Lincoln's local Easter
Seals chapter was broadcast from KOLN
KGIN. As of 6 p ja. Sunday the local chapter
had received donations ia excess of $75,CC3,
accordlsg to telethon ofiirir.Ts.
By Nsncy Cbrk and Larry Lutz
About 13 per cent of approximately 22,000 UNL stu
dents voted in the ASUN election March 17, which rates
below the 25 per cent average of spring voter turnouts at
eight Nebraska and seven JJig 8 colleges and universities,
according to a Daily Nebraskan poll.
Four school representatives reported a "significant in
crease in spring voter turnouts, while three representatives
said the increased turnout at their schools probably re
sulted from ballot referendum, not from a change in stu
dent attitude.
Several representatives said candidates are in short sup
ply. In Iowa State University's (ISU) spring election, five
senate seats remained vacant. And in 1975, the University
of Missouri (MU) had no contest for student president and
vice-president positions because only one slate ran candi
dates for the positions.
Although the survey' indicated smaller colleges general
ly tend to have higher voter turnouts, the difference is not
significant; . V
Two exceptions
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebras
ka Wesleyan University (NWU) are exceptions.
In this spring's election, about 55 per cent of the medi
cal center's 1 ,700 students voted, while NWlTs voter turn
out consistently ranges between 45 and 50 per cent of the
1 ,000 eligible students.
Among the seven Big 8 schools (excluding UNL), voter
turnout averaged 20 per cent. ISU had the lowest voter
turnout with between 10 and 12 per cent of nearly
20,000 eligible students, voting. Kansas State University
(KSU) reported an "unusually high" turnout this spring.
About 37 per cent of KSlFs student body voted, ranking
KSU at the top of the Big 8 in voter turnout.
The University of Colorado (CU) ranked second in the
Big 8 for total voter turnout with about 25 per cent of its
20,000 eligible students voting.
Referendum, mandating student fees to the Athletic
Dept. and a university radio station brought out the stu
dent vote during the CU election, said Larry Bulling, a
member of the student council tri-executive board.
Student displays fashion designs
By Barbara Lutz .
It took more than a month of knot-tying and 1,000
yards of nig yarn to create one of 20 costumes to be
shown April 4 at a fashion show coordinated and financed
by a UNL graduate student.
Marv Graff said the showing at Sheldon Art Gallery, in
lieu of a masters thesis, shows his talents better than a
written document. He is receiving his masters degree in
textiles, clothing and design.
; The show, which he started planning last October, will
begin with the UNL dance ensemble dressed as clowns,
pulling studded-jeans, tie-died overalls and silver afros
from a box. j
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A slide-show by UNL student Janeese" OGsen, a senior
fashion merchandizing major from Bremerton, Wash.,
then will describe the revival of crafts in contemporary
society. v
A group of music graduate students will provide
musical accompaniment and 14 men and women, some
UNL students, will model Graffs creations.
Graff said he made and paid for all of his costumes,
some costing more than $100 in material alone.
"I have always been interested in dothing, especially
film and theater costumes, he said.
After completing undergraduate work in the"UNL Art
Dept., the Shelby native said he focused on "the use of
nontraditional materials in the clothing field, such as
macrame and weaving.
Graff has created many outfits he said he would
"consider selling. The clothes are not what the average
individual would wear, he said, but it is important to do
the "unusual" because one will be remembered or
recognized for them.
One textile, clothing and design instructor suggested a
"four-figure price for some of his work, Graff said.
A UNL multi-media art course which encourages use of
different materials in clothing design got him started in
design, Graff said.
He also said he has been influenced by his sister, a tex
tiles, clothing and design major at Colorado State Uni
versity, and Bob Mackie, the costume designer for singers
Cher Bono and Barbra Streisand.
Graff said he will teach design at Kansas State Univer
sity next fall, but he plans to get another degree and con
tinue designing.
The University of Missouri's (MU) sptin election
brought out about 18 per cent of MUs 22 AX) students,
ranking it third in turnout in the Big 8.
Three-way tie
A three-way tic for fourth in Kg 8 voter turnout dur
ing spring elections was shared by Kansas University (KU),
the University of Oklahoma (OU) and Oklahoma State
University with about 15 per cent of approximately
20 JOOO eligible students voting.
OU Election Board Chairman Pat Morse sail he blamed
the "poor voter turnouts" on "general apathy and the
large number of commuting students.
When students live off campus, he said, "they often
have less interest in university affairs.
Representatives from KU and OSU said their spring
elections brought a few more voters out; They attributed
the increase to the question of raising student fees (at KU)
and adoption of a new student government constitution
(atOU).
In Nebraska schools, the voter turnout ranged from 55
per cent of 1,700 students voting at the Universiry of
Nebraska Medical Center to 8 per cent voting of 2,500
eligible at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Number of booths not a factor
Other Nebraska schools contacted were Cbadron State
College, with 42 per cent of about 1,900 students voting;
Wayne State College, with 32J& per-cent of 1375 eligible
students voting; Creighton University, with 22 per cent of
4,000 eligible students voting; and Kearney State College,
with between 12 and 15 per cent of 5,000 eligible
students voting.
The poll also indicated the number of polling places
had little effect on voter turnout. For example, .UNO
usually has three to six booths and netted an 18 per cent
voter turnout. ISU, with the lowest Bg 8 voter turnout,
had 18 booths.
In addition, voter turnout betweeen school
governments controlling fees and those operating as
advisory groups to the administration is minimal, accord
ing to the poi
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